Holden officer arrested in Worcester

A part-time Holden police officer was arrested in Worcester on Jan. 30 after an early-morning incident in a bar.

Officer Sean Regele, 24, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly struck a woman in the head with a beer bottle during a disagreement around 1 a.m.

The incident took place at Leitrim's Pub on Park Avenue in Worcester. The alleged victim's injuries were not serious enough to be transported to the hospital, but police say Worcester Police Department Sgt. Donald E. Cummings, who was working a detail at the time, made the arrest based on witness statements and the fact that the woman showed signs of having been struck in the face.

Regele, who was off duty at the time of the incident, has been suspended until further notice from his job as a part-time police officer in Holden, where he has worked for the past four months, Holden Police Chief George Sherrill said. As a part-timer, Regele would not be paid unless he is working, and is therefore without pay while under suspension. He will not be working shifts or details while under suspension until the case is settled. The suspension went into effect Jan. 30.

Regele is the son of another Holden police officer, Sgt. Timothy Regele.